Gotta Dance - Cajun Style

• Video is one hour and forty-two minutes in length. Includes detailed instruction on the Cajun two-step, waltz, and jig.

• Actual instructional portion is over one hour in length and is designed to take you from novice level through the intermediate/advance level. Each move is explained very deliberately. Complex moves are illustrated several times with the instructors in various positions (facing camera, back to camera, side to camera).

• Features five dancing couples who demonstrate each of the dances before the respective instructional phase.

• TWO-STEP INSTRUCTION. Includes basic step, dance position with partner, techniques for foot turns with partner, and demonstration of the movement on the dance floor. Also includes instruction on a variation from the basic dance position--THE SHADOW DANCE.

• WALTZ INSTRUCTION. Includes basic step, dance position with partner, techniques for foot turns with partner, a number of hand, arm and turning movements while dancing, and demonstration of the movement of the dance around the dance floor.

• JIG INSTRUCTION. Includes basic step, dance position with partner, and the structuring of a type jig for a dance of about three minutes. The three minute dance is designed to give you a series of hand and arm movements, the transition from move to move, and minimum repetition of the same move. There is no prescribed sequence for the various moves. We use a sequence to facilitate the learning process. The numerous moves are the essence of the dance.

• LAGNIAPPE (Something Extra). The final portion of the video includes several demonstration dances. These dances are not instructional in nature. They are designed to provide you with examples of the liveliness of Cajun dancing and to acquaint you with some group dances that can be done to the jig step. The featured dances are: a fast paced single couple jig, a four-some (two couple) dance, an eight-some (four couple) dance, a five couple type of Cajun folk dance, and a five couple train and Mardi Gras umbrella dance.